Scottish Executive

Air Accident

Mr Kenny MacAskill (Lothians) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what information was provided to the Lord Advocate about the cause of the crash of a Chinook helicopter in Wilmington, USA, and related litigation, given his responsibility for the fatal accident inquiry into the crash of the Chinook ZD576 in the Mull of Kintyre in June 1994.

Mr Kenny MacAskill (Lothians) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive when the (a) Procurator Fiscal who conducted the fatal accident inquiry into the crash of the Chinook ZD576 on the Mull of Kintyre in June 1994, (b) Crown Office and (c) Lord Advocate were advised of (i) the helicopter crash of a Chinook helicopter in Wilmington, USA, (ii) litigation by the Ministry of Defence relating to this crash and (iii) the apparent cause of the crash.

Colin Boyd QC: Neither the Lord Advocate nor the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service is aware of a crash of a Chinook helicopter in Wilmington USA. The Lord Advocate and the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service are aware of damage to the engine and transmission/rotor system of a Chinook helicopter during a static test, on the ground, at the Boeing test facility at Wilmington during 1989 and of litigation arising from that. As to that incident, reference is made to the answer to questions S1W-2120 and S1W-2585.

Animal Disease Surveillance

Mr Duncan Hamilton (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-26283 by Ross Finnie on 5 June 2002, on what date the finalised strategy for enhancing disease surveillance is expected to be (a) put forward for stakeholder consultation and (b) published following the consultation.

Ross Finnie: I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-26677 on 25 June 2002.

Arts

Pauline McNeill (Glasgow Kelvin) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25868 by Dr Elaine Murray on 28 May 2002, what specific roles have been identified for the contemporary music industry to play in the schools cultural co-ordinators pilot programme.

Dr Elaine Murray: As I indicated in the answer given to question S1W-25868, the schools cultural co-ordinators pilot programme will seek to maximise the contribution to children and young people’s education of the full range of arts and cultural activities; and contemporary music has a special capacity to contribute to the pilot activities. I am delighted to report that my colleague, Mike Watson, has recently convened a group whereby representatives of the music industry can explore issues such as this with the Executive and the Scottish Arts Council. The group will look at ways in which the industry can develop in terms of adding to its considerable achievements and in its contribution to promoting the objectives of the National Cultural Strategy.

Care of Elderly People

Mr Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive why full funding for the long-term care of the elderly was not brought forward from April 2003 to April 2002 to address the issue of bed blocking in hospital wards for the elderly.

Mr Frank McAveety: Our Delayed Discharge Action Plan puts a requirement upon local authority and NHS board partnerships to put in place a wide range of measures to allow for the transfer of people from hospital into more appropriate care settings. We are clear that care homes are not always the most appropriate care settings for people being discharged from hospital and that partnerships have to take a flexible approach to developing provision to meet a variety of needs. Increases in fees for care homes are being phased over two years for reasons of affordability.

Child Welfare

Mr Gil Paterson (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what research has been carried out into any links between child abuse and prostitution.

Cathy Jamieson: The reasons why young people become involved in prostitution are many and complex. Some surveys have shown linkages between child abuse and prostitution. In one reported survey by the Children’s Society 50 young adults who were, or had been, involved in prostitution were interviewed. 50% said that their first sexual experience had been of abuse and a quarter had been abused before they reached the age of 10.

Community Safety

Mr Tom McCabe (Hamilton South) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to improve street safety throughout Lanarkshire.

Dr Richard Simpson: The level of funding provided to police forces is now at record levels as are police numbers.

  It is an operational matter for the Chief Constable of Strathclyde Police to determine how to use the funding at his disposal to meet local needs and priorities within the Strathclyde area. I understand that police in North Lanarkshire, in partnership with the local authority, are undertaking an initiative to tackle drinking in public. Whilst no such specific initiative is planned for South Lanarkshire, at this stage, police in the area tackle hotspots in regard to disorder, drinking in public and underage drinking throughout the year and will continue this over the summer and beyond.

  Under the previous challenge funding arrangements for CCTV and community safety, we have partially funded 13 CCTV projects in: Airdrie Town Centre; Motherwell Town Centre; Bellshill; Wishaw Town Centre; Bellshill Town Centre; Greenend and Coatbridge; Craigneuk Housing Estate; Cumbernauld Town Centre; Forgewood Estate; Hamilton Town Centre; East Kilbride; Rutherglen, Burnside and Cambuslang, and Westwood Square East Kilbride, as well as four community safety projects.

  On 31 October 2001, we announced details of a new Community Safety Partnership Award programme to supersede both the CCTV and Community Safety Challenge Competitions. The programme will allow Community Safety Partnerships to secure, for the first time, sustained mainstream funding to be used solely for the purposes of taking forward their community safety agendas and to identify and address local priorities. For 2002-03 North Lanarkshire Community Safety Partnership has been allocated a total community safety award of £183,102.40 and South Lanarkshire Community Safety Partnership have been allocated £178,841.42.

  Under the Better Neighbourhood Services Fund, North Lanarkshire Council and its community planning partners have developed a pathfinder focusing on improving community safety in a number of deprived neighbourhoods in South Wishaw and North Airdrie. One of the key aims of this pathfinder is to reduce the fear of crime in disadvantaged communities and a number of initiatives are being put in place which will improve street safety. These are improved street lighting, the development of Neighbourhood Warden and inter-agency detached streetworker schemes and the funding of 10 additional police officers.

  Substantial resources have also been allocated to the Lanarkshire area to tackle drug misuse.

Customs and Excise

Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the impact of HM Customs and Excise staffing levels at small ports and airports on the Executive’s ability to police misuse of drugs.

Mr Jim Wallace: HM Customs and Excise work with Scottish police forces, the Scottish Drug Enforcement Agency and the National Criminal Intelligence Service to provide a co-ordinated partnership approach to tackling drug trafficking in Scotland.

  HM Customs’ staffing levels at small ports and airports are entirely an operational matter for that organisation. I understand that the police do not consider that these staffing levels adversely affect their ability to combat drug misuse across Scotland.

Dental Health

Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what measures are in place to tackle the high incidence of dental caries among children throughout Scotland.

Malcolm Chisholm: The Action Plan for Dental Services in Scotland was launched in August 2000, with the aim of improving dental health of children and increasing access to dental services.

  A number of measures have been implemented nationally which target oral health and hygiene in children.

  free distribution of a toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste to all children at the age of eight months.

  targeted distribution of toothbrush and toothpaste to all one- to three-year olds in deprived areas.

  enhanced monthly capitation payments to dentists.

  (a) for the delivery of oral hygiene instruction and preventive advice to young children up to the age of five who are registered with them on the NHS.

  (b) a new caries prevention scheme for six- and seven-year-olds, where dentists are paid a monthly fee for providing oral hygiene advice and for fissure sealing the first permanent molar teeth to help prevent decay.

  In addition each Health Board/Trust support local initiatives on prevention of oral disease. These include for example:

  nursery toothbrushing schemes in all health board areas, partially supported through Health Improvement Fund (HIF), and

  local community prevention schemes and/or schemes through the HIF for dietary change, for example, free distribution of fresh fruit.

Diabetes

Mr Duncan Hamilton (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what funding it has made available for the treatment of diabetes.

Malcolm Chisholm: The Scottish Executive is committed to making substantial increases in the resources available to the NHS. From these, NHS boards will be able to bring about improvements in services for those with chronic conditions such as diabetes. It is estimated that diabetes accounts for about 5% of NHS expenditure.

Domestic Abuse

Mr Gil Paterson (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance has been issued to midwives in relation to domestic abuse.

Malcolm Chisholm: National guidelines for all health care workers on responding to domestic abuse were issued for public consultation on 28 June 2002. These guidelines will help midwives and other health care professionals recognise when women are experiencing domestic abuse and respond appropriately by offering sensitive support and advice.

  The guidance makes reference to the Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths in the UK (2001) report, which estimates that over a third of domestic abuse incidences start in pregnancy.

Domestic Abuse

Mr Gil Paterson (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive when the National Group on Domestic Abuse will publish its report.

Ms Margaret Curran: The National Group to Address Domestic Abuse in Scotland has been established to oversee the implementation of the three-year Action Plan in the National Strategy. The Executive plans to publish a progress report in the autumn.

Eating Disorders

Shona Robison (North-East Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what specialist units and local authority support services there were for the care and treatment of (a) anorexia nervosa and (b) bulimia in 1997 and are in the current year, broken down by NHS board area.

Mr Frank McAveety: The information requested is not held centrally.

Education

Des McNulty (Clydebank and Milngavie) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what targets it has set to improve literacy and numeracy levels in the west of Scotland.

Cathy Jamieson: National targets for literacy and numeracy are included in the Social Justice Milestones and in Working Together for Scotland . These are: to increase the proportion of children attaining appropriate levels in reading, writing and maths by the end of primary two and primary seven, and to ensure that all our young people leaving local authority care will have achieved at least English and Maths Standard Grades. There is a national target set out in the Adult Literacy and Numeracy in Scotland report of helping 80,000 adults throughout Scotland over the three-year period to March 2004.

  In line with the National Priorities for Education, local authorities and their schools are required to establish local targets for literacy and numeracy for school pupils. The targets for the period up to 2005 are currently being considered. The targets should be stretching, but realistic. We are also in the process of finalising outcome agreements which set agreed targets for each local authority area aimed at raising levels of adult literacy and numeracy.

Education

Margaret Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25917 by Cathy Jamieson on 29 May 2002, what action will be taken to evaluate the compliance with, and implementation of, attendance orders made under the Education (Scotland) Act 1980.

Cathy Jamieson: The Scottish Executive has no plans to evaluate compliance with, and implementation of, attendance orders made under the Education (Scotland) Act 1980.

  The implementation of the 36 recommendations of the Discipline Task Group Report Better Behaviour - Better Learning, along with other Scottish Executive initiatives, including the Scottish Schools Ethos Network, the Anti-Bullying Network, the Alternatives to Exclusion Programme, Support for Parents, Study Support and New Community Schools, will help ensure an effective learning environment for all pupils and impact positively on non-attendance at school.

Ferry Services

Mr Kenny MacAskill (Lothians) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider designating a public service order for a ferry link between Ardrossan and Tarbert or any other appropriate port.

Lewis Macdonald: I have no plans to offer a public service obligation for a ferry link between Ardrossan and Tarbert. I have however undertaken to protect all lifeline ferry services currently provided by Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd., including the existing Ardrossan to Brodick service, in the forthcoming Clyde and Hebridean Isles ferry services tendering exercise.

Fisheries

Richard Lochhead (North-East Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any plans in place to deal with any effort displacement resulting from former deepwater vessels returning to traditional demersal fishing following the adoption of a management regime for the fishing of deep water species by Scottish vessels.

Ross Finnie: The detailed management arrangements in the UK for deep water species remain to be decided following the finalisation of technical detail of the management regime at EC level. However, we do not envisage any specific plans to deal with any effort displacement from deep-water vessels. Demersal fisheries are generally managed through Total Allowable Catches and quota controls.

Fisheries

Richard Lochhead (North-East Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether the management regime for deep water species agreed by the European Commission Fisheries Council had scientific support.

Richard Lochhead (North-East Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what scientific advice it received in connection with the management regime agreed by the European Commission Fisheries Council for the fishing of deep water species by Scottish vessels.

Ross Finnie: Scientific advice issued by International Council for the Exploration for the Sea in 2000 and revised in early June of this year indicated that many deep-water species were at risk of depletion and made a strong case for substantial reductions in fishing effort. The advice received is expressed in terms of reductions in overall fishing mortality and is not specific to Scottish fishing vessels. UK scientists concurred with this advice, emphasising the importance of early regulation to protect stocks. In our view the regime now adopted by the Council of Ministers is not in accordance with the scientific advice.

Fisheries

Richard Lochhead (North-East Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether any proposal for the management of deep water species was tabled by it at the recent meeting of the European Commission Fisheries Council and, if so, whether it will give details.

Ross Finnie: Only the Commission and Presidency have the right to table proposals for consideration by the Council of Ministers.

  The UK offered comments on the draft proposals throughout the negotiating process which has extended over many months. These comments took full account of the Executive’s views on the management arrangements for deep water species formulated on the basis of regular consultation with the Scottish fishing industry, and included pressing for the introduction of effort controls in preference to Total Allowable Catches, as a more appropriate management regime for the stocks.

Fisheries

Richard Lochhead (North-East Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide details of how the management regime for the fishing of deep water species by Scottish vessels adopted by the European Commission Fisheries Council will work and whether there will be any opportunity to amend or replace that proposed regime.

Ross Finnie: The management regime agreed for deep water species is set out, in detail, in Council Document SN 2746/02 (PECHE) which has been placed in the Parliament’s Reference Centre (Bib. number 22207).

  It introduces a system of Total Allowable Catches (TACs) and quotas for certain species (black scabbardfish, blue ling, greater silver smelt, ling, orange roughy, red seabream, roundnose grenadier and tusk) in certain areas. It also introduces a licensing scheme for vessels landing further types of deep water species. However, not all the species covered by the TACs and quotas regulation are also covered by the licensing regulation (for example, ling and tusk are not included). Vessels which retain, tranship or land 100kg or more of the designated species in any one sea trip must hold a license, fulfil reporting requirements and land at designated ports.

  The details of how quota and licences will be allocated within the UK remain to be discussed and decided once the remaining technical details have been finalised by the Council Management Committee.

  The EC management regime will be reviewed in 2005. Levels of TAC (set initially for two years) may be reviewed annually in the light of new scientific advice.

Flood Prevention

Des McNulty (Clydebank and Milngavie) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what actions are being taken and what funding has been allocated to prevent flooding along the River Clyde and, in particular, in the section between the Broomielaw and the Erskine Bridge.

Allan Wilson: It is important to emphasise that the primary responsibility for the prevention of flooding lies with the land and property owners concerned. In addition long standing planning advice, as incorporated in National Planning Policy Guideline 7, advises against new developments in flood risk areas.

  Glasgow City Council has recently updated its flood risk assessment for areas alongside the River Clyde, which indicates an increase in the risk of flooding. The council is now considering how best to address this flood risk and, in doing so, has consulted with the Executive.

  It is for councils to bring forward proposals to reduce flood risk before funding can be considered. Grants are available to councils, under the Flood Prevention (Scotland) Act 1961 for confirmed flood prevention schemes, at a rate of 50% subject to satisfying design, environmental, sustainable development and cost benefit criteria. However, Glasgow City Council’s consideration of the flood risk issue is at an early stage and no specific flood prevention proposals have yet been brought forward. We will maintain close contact with the council as it develops its thinking and consider requests for funding as and when these are made.

Freight

David Mundell (South of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive whether the relaunch of the Freight Facilities Grant Scheme has now been completed.

Lewis Macdonald: The Strategic Rail Authority is currently reviewing the scheme particularly with regard to the Sensitive Lorry Mile criteria which apply in assessing the environmental benefits of a project. The Scottish Executive is being fully consulted as part of this process and any revised scheme will be widely publicised within the freight industry in Scotland.

  In the meantime Scottish Ministers will take into account the recently published report Opportunities for developing sustainable freight facilities in Scotland, which was commissioned by the Executive, in reaching decisions about Freight Facilities Grant applications currently being considered.

Further Education

Andrew Wilson (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take to address any serious management or human resource issues at Motherwell College, detailing any representations it has received on this matter and the reasoning behind its position.

Iain Gray: Further education colleges are autonomous bodies under the terms of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992. Local management and human resource issues at further education colleges are for colleges themselves to address.

  The Scottish Executive has received no recent representations on management or human resource issues at Motherwell College.

Further Education

Andrew Wilson (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is satisfied that no serious management or human resource issues exist at Motherwell College, detailing the reasons why it considers the information upon which it made this judgement to be correct.

Iain Gray: Further education colleges are autonomous bodies under the terms of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 and are themselves responsible for addressing local management and human resource issues.

Health

Mr Adam Ingram (South of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether the establishment of the Quality and Standards Board for Scotland will affect the timescale within which the Health Technology Board for Scotland gives advice or comments on recommendations by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence.

Malcolm Chisholm: The Health Technology Board for Scotland proactively seeks to ensures that its comments are timeous, factually accurate and useful to NHSScotland. It seeks the views of Scottish "experts", including patient representatives, on the applicability of the NICE Guidance in the light of contextual differences between Scotland and England and Wales, including epidemiology and the structure and provision of services. Draft comments are also published on its website and feedback encouraged which is taken account of in framing its final advice.

  The establishment of a Quality and Standards Board for Health in Scotland will simplify some elements of this process.

Health

Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to improve the provision of out-of-hours medical cover in remote and rural areas as suggested in the "Team Working" chapter of the report by the Solutions Group of the Scottish Remote and Rural Areas Resource Initiative, Solutions for the Provision of Health Care in the Remote and Rural Areas of Scotland in the 21st Century .

Malcolm Chisholm: The Remote and Rural Areas Resource Initiative’s (RARARI) Solutions Group report identifies team working as the key to many solutions to the provision of out-of-hours cover in remote and rural areas. The report was intended to stimulate interest within NHS Boards in piloting some of the work suggested. RARARI has received a number of responses and will take them forward in due course. The Scottish Health Plan requires Boards serving rural areas to draw up plans for rolling out good practice from RARARI projects. In addition, as part of the negotiations on a new GP contract, the NHS Confederation and the UK General Practitioners Committee are setting up a working group to take forward how the new contract would operate in remote and rural areas, including issues relating to out of hours cover. The working group will meet in and be run from Scotland.

Health

Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it has taken with regard to the development of mobile health units to improve access to treatment for those in remote areas as suggested in the "Access to Care" chapter of the report by the Solutions Group of the Scottish Remote and Rural Areas Resource Initiative, Solutions for the Provision of Health Care in the Remote and Rural Areas of Scotland in the 21st Century .

Malcolm Chisholm: Maximising access to services is an important part of NHS Boards’ responsibilities, particularly in rural areas. The Remote and Rural Areas Resource Initiative’s (RARARI) Solutions Group report was intended to stimulate interest within NHS boards in piloting some of the work suggested. RARARI has received a number of responses and will be taking these forward in due course. The Scottish Health Plan   requires boards serving rural areas to draw up plans for rolling out good practice from RARARI projects.

Health

Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it plans to introduce to increase recruitment and improve the retention of doctors in practice in remote areas as suggested in the "Recruitment" and "Retention" chapters of the report by the Solutions Group of the Scottish Remote and Rural Areas Resource Initiative, Solutions for the Provision of Health Care in the Remote and Rural Areas of Scotland in the 21st Century .

Malcolm Chisholm: An additional investment package of £2 million per year was announced in November 2001 to improve the recruitment and retention of general practitioners, particularly in remote and rural areas. We are also establishing new workforce development arrangements, which will support boards and trusts in assessing and providing for their workforce needs and will bring a more co-ordinated approach to issues of recruitment and retention. We have also commissioned a Review of the Scottish Medical Workforce, which will report in July. This report will help inform the future planning of the medical workforce across Scotland, and will be a key element of the new arrangements.

  I also refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-26899.

Health

Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will consider the expansion of local community hospitals to act as out-of-hours bases as suggested in the "Retention" chapter of the report by the Solutions Group of the Scottish Remote and Rural Areas Resource Initiative, Solutions for the Provision of Health Care in the Remote and Rural Areas of Scotland in the 21st Century .

Malcolm Chisholm: The Remote and Rural Areas Resource Initiative’s (RARARI) Solutions Group report recognises that community hospitals can contribute in a number of ways to the delivery of health care services in remote and rural parts of Scotland. The report was intended to stimulate interest within NHS boards in piloting a range of work aimed at improving remote and rural services. RARARI has received a number of responses and will be taking these forward in due course. The Scottish Health Plan requires boards serving rural areas to draw up plans for rolling out good practice from RARARI projects.

Health

Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has for the development of a fast inshore marine ambulance as suggested in the "Transport" chapter of the report by the Solutions Group of the Scottish Remote and Rural Areas Resource Initiative, Solutions for the Provision of Health Care in the Remote and Rural Areas of Scotland in the 21st Century .

Malcolm Chisholm: The Remote and Rural Areas Resource Initiative’s (RARARI) Solutions Group report was intended to stimulate interest within NHS boards in piloting a range of work aimed at improving remote and rural services.

  The development of a fast inshore marine ambulance is an operational matter for the Scottish Ambulance Service. The Service has appointed a Project Officer who, over the next few months and with the assistance of a local GP, will produce a feasibility study on the introduction of marine ambulances. The Project Officer is based in South West Ambulance Division, which covers Ayrshire and Arran, Argyll and Clyde and Dumfries and Galloway.

Health

Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it is taking to ensure the highest standards of chronic disease management in light of the report by the Primary Care Modernisation Group, Making the Connections: Developing Best Practice into Common Practice .

Malcolm Chisholm: The Primary Care Modernisation Group’s report identified chronic disease management as a priority in improving and developing primary care services. NHS boards have responsibility for ensuring the actions identified in the report are implemented locally. There is already a programme of investment and reform in primary care, to improve access to a broader range of services and reduce inequalities. The additional £30 million of funding for primary care announced in August 2001 is being invested through Local Health Care Co-operatives to develop and improve chronic disease management in primary care.

Health

Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to improve access to primary care services in light of the report by the Primary Care Modernisation Group, Making the Connections: Developing Best Practice into Common Practice .

Malcolm Chisholm: The report of the Primary Care Modernisation Group which was issued to NHSScotland on 22 March 2002 identified access to services as a priority in improving and developing primary care. The Chief Executive of NHSScotland has informed NHS boards that they have responsibility for leading the implementation of the actions identified in the report in their local areas.

  There is already a programme of investment and reform underway in primary care. This includes the £30 million announced last year to increase capacity in primary care and to improve access to a broader range of services. An announcement was made in April this year of an initial package of £1million to encourage more dentists to work within the NHS and to improve patients’ access to NHS dental treatment in remote and rural Scotland. By October this year there will be an action plan and timetable in every NHS board area for the delivery of 48-hour maximum waits to see the right member of the primary care team. Together, these measures demonstrate that concerted action is being taken to improve access to primary care services.

Health

Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how it intends to improve the management of mental health problems in light of the report by the Primary Care Modernisation Group, Making the Connections: Developing Best Practice into Common Practice .

Malcolm Chisholm: The Primary Care Modernisation Group’s report identified mild to moderate mental health problems as a priority in improving and developing primary care services. NHS boards have responsibility for ensuring the actions identified in the report are implemented locally. There is already a programme of investment and reform, including the £30 million investment announced last year, which is ensuring that primary care can drive change, working with patients and frontline staff to redesign services to provide more comprehensive and better co-ordinated care to individuals. As part of the formal accountability review arrangements in NHSScotland, the Mental Health and Well Being Support Group is working with NHS boards to ensure consistency in the planning and delivery of mental health services in primary care.

Health

Mr Tom McCabe (Hamilton South) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any plans to extend the one-stop health clinics initiative in Glasgow and introduce such clinics in the Hamilton South parliamentary constituency.

Malcolm Chisholm: The following table provides details of the one-stop clinics that Lanarkshire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust already has in place. I would suggest that the Acute Trust would be best able to appraise you of any plans it has to enhance its present complement of such clinics in your constituency.

  


Date
Established 
  

Service 
  

Location 
  



1996 
  

Anti-coagulant Clinic (Nurse led) 
  

Monklands General Hospital 
  



1997 
  

Anti-coagulant Clinic (Nurse led) 
  

Hairmyres Hospital 
  



1999 
  

Anti-coagulant Clinic (Nurse led) 
  

Stonehouse Hospital 
  



1996 
  

Breast Clinic 
  

Monklands General Hospital 
  



2001 
  

Breast Clinic 
  

Wishaw General Hospital 
  



1999 
  

Chest Pain 
  

Monklands General Hospital 
  



1998 
  

Chest Pain Assessment 
  

Hairmyres Hospital 
  



1997 
  

Colposcopy Clinics 
  

Monklands General Hospital 
  



1999 
  

Colposcopy Clinics 
  

Hairmyres Hospital 
  



1999 
  

Diabetic Annual Review Clinic 
  

Monklands General Hospital 
  



1998 
  

Diabetic Problem 
  

Monklands General Hospital 
  



1998 
  

Diabetic Screening 
  

Hairmyres Hospital 
  



1998 
  

Diabetic/Obstetric 
  

Wishaw General Hospital 
  



1997 
  

Early Pregnancy Assessment Service 
  

Hairmyres Hospital 
  



1999 
  

Foot Clinic 
  

Wishaw General Hospital 
  



1998 
  

Haematuria 
  

Monklands General Hospital 
  



1999 
  

Haematuria 
  

Hairmyres Hospital 
  



1999 
  

Haematuria 
  

Wishaw General Hospital 
  



1999 
  

Hysterectomy Clinic 
  

Hairmyres Hospital 
  



1999 
  

Prostate Assessment 
  

Hairmyres Hospital 
  



2001 
  

Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinic 
  

Monklands Hospital 
  



1998 
  

Rectal Bleeding 
  

Wishaw General Hospital 
  



1998 
  

Transrectal Ultrasound Service 
  

Hairmyres Hospital 
  



1998 
  

Urodynamics (Gynaecology) 
  

Hairmyres Hospital 
  



1999 
  

Urodynamics (Urology) 
  

Hairmyres Hospital 
  



1999 
  

Urogynaecology - Bladder Retraining
(Nurse led) 
  

Hairmyres Hospital

Justice

Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has formally responded to the Sheriff Principal’s report on the review of the provision of sheriff courts in East Lothian and the Borders as referred to in its news release SE0042/2000.

Mr Jim Wallace: There has been no formal response to the Sheriff Principal’s report beyond the statement made by the Deputy Minister for Justice at the conclusion of the Member’s Debate on court provision which took place on 12 January 2000. Ministers accepted the recommendations of the Sheriff Principal in their entirety and there were no further matters to report to the Parliament at that time.

Justice

Christine Grahame (South of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-26177 by Mr Jim Wallace on 10 June 2002, what costs were incurred by (a) Keppie Design (b) Currie & Brown, (c) White Young Green and (d) Melville Dundas on the refurbishment of Peebles Sheriff Court.

Mr Jim Wallace: I have been advised by the Chief Executive of the Scottish Court Service that the individual fees paid to the consultants who provided the feasibility report on Peebles Sheriff Court are subject to commercial confidentiality. However, I can advise that the total fees paid to date to the consultants are £17,480.

Justice

Brian Fitzpatrick (Strathkelvin and Bearsden) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects the appointment of the new Chair of the Scottish Law Commission to be announced.

Mr Jim Wallace: It is expected that the announcement of the appointment of the new Chair of the Scottish Law Commission will be made in the next four weeks.

Licensing

Robert Brown (Glasgow) (LD): To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to license taxi and private hire radio bases.

Peter Peacock: I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-25774 on 24 May 2002.

Licensing

Mr Gil Paterson (Central Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has received any representations regarding the licensing of lap dancing clubs.

Mr Jim Wallace: The Scottish Executive has received three representations regarding the licensing of lap dancing clubs.

Mental Health

Mr Duncan Hamilton (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what research it has funded on stress and, in particular, work-related stress in each of the last three years.

Mr Andy Kerr: The Scottish Executive has funded three pieces of research on stress in the last three years.

  The Scottish Executive staff survey has run for three years and is issued to all staff within the Scottish Executive, its agencies and associated departments. Some of the questions in the staff survey ask about work-related stress.

  In December 2001 there was an additional staff survey focusing on work-related stress. This was issued to all staff within the Scottish Executive, its agencies and associated departments. The results of the survey will inform and shape additional action and support for staff in tackling work-related stress.

  Also in December 2001 Teacher's Division of the Scottish Executive Education Department commissioned a literature review on teacher stress from the Scottish Council for Research in Education (SCRE). A draft report was received in February and will be published as part of SCRE's own report series.

NHS Funding

Mr Brian Monteith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-16713 by Susan Deacon on 9 August 2001, what the per capita level of funding for each health board was in 2001-02 and is in 2002-03.

Malcolm Chisholm: Details are as follows:

  


Health Board 
  

2001-02
Per Capita Funding
(£) 
  

2002-03
Per Capita Funding
(£) 
  



Argyll and Clyde 
  

1,079 
  

1,124 
  



Ayrshire and Arran 
  

1,049 
  

1,121 
  



Borders 
  

1,058 
  

1,120 
  



Dumfries and Galloway 
  

1,126 
  

1,183 
  



Fife 
  

960 
  

1,014 
  



Forth Valley 
  

995 
  

1,033 
  



Grampian 
  

975 
  

1,026 
  



Greater Glasgow 
  

1,167 
  

1,248 
  



Highland 
  

1,102 
  

1,185 
  



Lanarkshire 
  

1,007 
  

1,013 
  



Lothian 
  

1,015 
  

1,048 
  



Orkney 
  

1,281 
  

1,253 
  



Shetland 
  

1,393 
  

1,367 
  



Tayside 
  

1,205 
  

1,233 
  



Western Isles 
  

1,715 
  

1,715 
  



  Note:

  The level of per capita funding for 2001-02 has been calculated using the mid-year estimate of population at 30 June 2000, final cash limited/unified budget, capital allocations, including, where appropriate, any non-recurring allocations, and indicative allocations for demand-led Family Health Services.

  The level of per capita funding for 2002-03 has been calculated using the mid-year estimate of population at 30 June 2000, unified budget and capital allocations to date, including, where appropriate, any non-recurring allocations and the indicative allocations for demand-led Family Health Services. Further allocations will be made throughout the year. The figures are therefore not directly comparable.

  All capital funding has been allocated to NHS Boards in 2002-03 whereas in previous years the majority was allocated to the NHS Trusts through their External Financing Limits.

NHS Funding

Alasdair Morgan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25154 by Dr Richard Simpson on 1 May 2002, whether it has any plans to ensure that the funding per capita for NHS funded drug treatment services in Dumfries and Galloway more closely approaches the Scottish average.

Malcolm Chisholm: The Standing Committee on Resource Allocation has been asked to review alternative methods of distributing the funding for drug treatment services between NHS boards. We expect to receive the advice of this committee in the autumn.

  The standing committee is chaired by Sir John Arbuthnott and includes representatives from the Scottish Executive Health Department, from the NHS, and academic experts. The committee was set up following the publication of the final report from the earlier Arbuthnott Committee and its role is to keep the formula that was adopted under review, and to address new issues that arise.

National Parks

Mr Brian Monteith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive when it first advertised the board vacancies on the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority; on which occasions and in which publications the advertisements appeared, and how much it will cost to recruit and select the 10 ministerial appointees, including any fees paid to consultants.

Allan Wilson: Advertisements inviting applications for direct appointment to the Board of the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority appeared in The Scotsman , The Herald and The Press and Journal on 9 November 2001. Advertising costs amounted to some £13,500 with a further cost of £1,740 in consultancy fees incurred in respect of the involvement of a member of the Independent Assessors' Panel. Internal staff costs have not been separately identified.

Nutrition

Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how much it will cost annually to provide free milk for children aged (a) three to five years old, (b) five to seven years old and (c) all primary school children.

Nicol Stephen: Data related to the age groups requested is not available centrally. We can, however, make estimates based on what would be approximately the same groups using numbers of (a) nursery children, (b) pupils in stages P1 to P3 in publicly funded primary schools and (c) pupils in stages P1 to P7 in publicly funded primary schools. We estimate, from the limited information at present available to us on this subject that the minimum annual cost of providing a serving of milk in school to every child in these categories would be £1.1 million, £2.7 million and £6.4 million respectively.

Physical Education

Irene McGugan (North-East Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive whether the proposed ministerial review of physical education will specifically include school sport.

Nicol Stephen: While the remit of the Physical Education Review Group has not yet been finalised, as sport is an element of physical education in schools, I would expect it to be included in the issues to be considered.

Prison Service

Mr Duncan Hamilton (Highlands and Islands) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive how many employees in the Scottish Prison Service are currently absent from work having been medically diagnosed as suffering from (a) stress, (b) work-related stress or (c) a stress-related condition.

Mr Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:

  There are currently 118 employees of the Scottish Prison Service absent from work having been medically diagnosed as suffering from a mental health problem. This includes stress, work-related stress or a stress-related problem.

Prison Service

Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what methods for the monitoring and auditing of targets set by the Scottish Prison Service exist in relation to the report Standards for the Health Care of Prisoners .

Mary Scanlon (Highlands and Islands) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive which targets the Scottish Prison Service failed to meet in each of the last three years in relation to the report Standards for the Health Care of Prisoners .

Mr Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:

  The results of an audit of Health Care Standards carried out in 1999 are shown in the following table.

  Following on from this piece of work, an external adviser was engaged by the Scottish Prison Service to consider how development of SPS’ Health Care Standards might best be taken forward. It was agreed that by way of improving auditability, it was appropriate to revise our Health Care Standards. This work is now to hand.

  

 

No of Prisons 
  



Standard 
  

Achieved 
  

Partially Achieved 
  

Not Achieved 
  

Not Applicable 
  



1. 100% of prisoners will have their weight recorded 
  on each admission to prison and their height recorded on 
  their initial admission to prison. 
  


12
(63%) 
  


4
(21%) 
  


1
(5%) 
  


2
(11%) 
  



2. Basic equipment to be provided within each consulting 
  room, minimum size of 10.8m2, in the health 
  centre shall include an examination couch, a mercury sphygmomanometer, 
  scales, desk, three chairs, examination/treatment lamp, 
  stethoscope, eye charts, ophthalmoscope, auroscope and a 
  copy of BNF in 100% of cases. 
  


 
 
 
 
16
(84%) 
  


 
 
 
 
2
(11%) 
  


 
 
 
 
1
(5%) 
  


 
 
 
 
 
- 
  



3. Provision of a telephone on a direct line in 100% of 
  cases. 
  

18
(95%) 
  


- 
  

1
(5%) 
  


- 
  



4. 90% of appointments at outside hospitals will be 
  kept. 
  

19
(100%) 
  


- 
  


- 
  


- 
  



5. The maximum waiting time for a prisoner to be seen by 
  a Visiting Specialist from date of referral to be urgent 
  cases - four weeks and routine cases - 12 weeks 
  in 80% of cases. 
  


 
18
(95%) 
  


 
 
- 
  


 
 
- 
  


 
1
(5%) 
  



6. Adequate facilities must be provided for Visiting Psychiatrists 
  in 100% of cases. 
  

14
(74%) 
  

2
(11%) 
  


- 
  

3
(16%) 
  



7. Routine cases referred to the Psychiatrist to be seen 
  within four weeks in 100% of cases. 
  

18
(95%) 
  

1
(5%) 
  


- 
  


- 
  



8. Urgent cases referred to the Psychiatrist to be seen 
  within seven days in 100% of cases. 
  

17
(89%) 
  

2
(11%) 
  


- 
  


- 
  



9. Emergency (psychiatric) cases should be seen within 
  24 hours in 100% of cases. 
  

13
(68%) 
  

2
(11%) 
  

4
(21%) 
  


- 
  



10. A Mental Health Nurse will be available to provide 
  specialist nursing care and advice in 100% of cases. 
  

17
(90%) 
  


- 
  

1
(5%) 
  

1
(5%) 
  



11. Transfer to hospital following completion of a Section 
  under the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984 should 
  be effected within the timescale agreed by the health care 
  staff and the Forensic Psychiatrist in 100% of cases. 
  


 
 
16
(85%) 
  


 
 
1
(5%) 
  


 
 
1
(5%) 
  


 
 
1
(5%) 
  



12. Health centre staff will be given 24 hours’ 
  notice of proposed transfer on 100% of occasions. 
  

3
(16%) 
  

6
(31%) 
  

10
(53%) 
  


- 
  



13 100% of prisoners aged 55 or over and in prison 
  for more than four weeks will be offered a urinalysis 
  check if not carried out within the last three years. 
  


6
(31%) 
  


4
(22%) 
  


6
(31%) 
  


3
(16%) 
  



14. 100% of prisoners aged 35 and over and in 
  prison for more than four weeks will be offered the 
  opportunity to have their blood pressure (BP) recorded 
  if not carried out within the last five years. 
  


 
10
(53%) 
  


 
3
(16%) 
  


 
5
(26%) 
  


 
1
(5%) 
  



15. Where a prisoner requests Hepatitis B immunisation, 
  this will be offered in 100% of cases. 
  

19
(100%) 
  


- 
  


- 
  


- 
  



16. 80% of cases with acute/severe dental pain will 
  be seen within 24 hours. 
  

14
(73%) 
  

2
(11%) 
  

3
(16%) 
  


-"

Prison Service

Pauline McNeill (Glasgow Kelvin) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners categorised as sex offenders were held in each quarter of each year since 1 January 1999, broken down by prison.

Mr Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) to respond. His response is as follows:

  The information is not available in the form requested. Prisoners may, for a variety of reasons, be treated as sex offenders in prison though their crime may not formally be one which would meet the criteria for inclusion on the sex offender register which in any case has existed only since 1997.

  Apart from Low Moss and Castle Huntly, all Scottish prisons contain prisoners whom SPS treats as sex offenders but central records are not kept on the numbers.

Prison Service

Pauline McNeill (Glasgow Kelvin) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive which prisons currently hold prisoners categorised as sex offenders.

Mr Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:

  Except for Low Moss and Castle Huntly, all our prisons currently hold prisoners whom we categorise as sex offenders.

Prison Service

Pauline McNeill (Glasgow Kelvin) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many sex offenders can be placed in each prison.

Mr Jim Wallace: I have asked Tony Cameron, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:

  Sex offenders are located within the prison estate according to operational needs. There is no limit as to how many can be placed in each prison. Sex offenders are not held at Low Moss.

Rail Network

Mr Kenny MacAskill (Lothians) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive what role and powers it would have in regard to the re-let of the rail network franchise should the ScotRail franchise come to an end with no successor in place, detailing the reasons behind its response on this matter.

Lewis Macdonald: Should the ScotRail franchise come to an end with no successor in place the Scottish Executive would continue to have the same role and powers as it does at present with regard to the re-let of the rail network franchise.

Rail Services

Des McNulty (Clydebank and Milngavie) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to work with ScotRail and the Strategic Rail Authority to improve the affordability of rail travel on the main Edinburgh to Glasgow route.

Lewis Macdonald: Railway fares are either regulated by the Strategic Rail Authority or set on a commercial basis by the train operating companies. The Scottish Executive has no direct locus or powers to intervene in either.

Rail Services

Des McNulty (Clydebank and Milngavie) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to work with ScotRail and the Strategic Rail Authority to reduce journey times on the main Edinburgh and Glasgow route.

Lewis Macdonald: The current draft directions and guidance for the next Scottish passenger rail franchise direct the Strategic Rail Authority to develop a franchise which, subject to the requirement to provide value for money, will improve intercity links throughout Scotland through reduced journey times.

Roads

Robin Harper (Lothians) (Green): To ask the Scottish Executive what significance it attaches to the improvement of the A701 between Straiton and Milton Bridge in terms of national and regional economic development policy.

Lewis Macdonald: The Scottish Executive considers that the upgrading of the A701, a local road, is a matter for Midlothian Council.

Roads

Robin Harper (Lothians) (Green): To ask the Scottish Executive whether it was notified that work would be commencing on a roundabout on the intersection between Bush Loan and the A701 and, if so, on what date.

Lewis Macdonald: The Scottish Executive was notified about the construction of the new roundabout on the Bush Loan A701 intersection on 6 October 1999.

Roads

Des McNulty (Clydebank and Milngavie) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive whether the responsibilities for the safety and maintenance of the Clyde Tunnel should be the equivalent, for the purposes of Grant Aided Expenditure, to 760 metres of dual carriageway, or whether increased recognition should be given to the role the tunnel plays within the Greater Glasgow road network.

Lewis Macdonald: Grant Aided Expenditure (GAE) assessments are calculated under a formula agreed with all local authorities through COSLA, and most recently reviewed in 2000. The GAE assessment for roads maintenance is calculated on the basis of weighted lane length, and already takes account of whether the road is a principal route and is adjusted for volume of traffic in each local authority area. Within this system, provision for the Clyde Tunnel is calculated on the basis of its length and dual carriageway status. The Executive has no plans to amend the agreed formula to take account of the role of specific roads, such as the Clyde Tunnel.

  Overall, funding for local authorities is provided as unhypothecated revenue grant. It is entirely a matter for Glasgow City Council to determine the priority to be given to maintenance and safety improvements on the Clyde Tunnel route.

Schools

Colin Campbell (West of Scotland) (SNP): To ask the Scottish Executive which (a) primary and (b) secondary schools have disabled access and which do not, broken down by local authority area.

Nicol Stephen: The information requested is not held centrally.

  The Scottish Executive is committed to ensuring that all children in Scotland can achieve their full educational potential. The Education (Disability Strategies and Pupils' Educational Records) (Scotland) Act 2002 will require education authorities, grant-aided, self-governing and independent schools to prepare and implement accessibility strategies to improve over time access to education for pupils and prospective pupils with disabilities. The accessibility strategy must cover increasing the extent to which pupils with disabilities can participate in the curriculum, improving the physical environment of the school to make it more accessible, and improving communication with pupils with disabilities.

Scottish Executive Announcements

Phil Gallie (South of Scotland) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive on how many occasions since May 1999 archive news releases on its website have been changed by predating announcements.

Mr Andy Kerr: Website policy is to post news items timeously in conjunction with their release date.

  On the few occasions when this is not possible, due to error or omission, items are pre-dated and added to the archive. In future, such items will carry a note explaining why the date of posting did not coincide with the archive date.

Scottish Executive Publications

Mr Brian Monteith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on advertising by media type in each department of (a) the Scottish Office in each year from 1991-92 to 1999-2000 and (b) the Scottish Executive in each year from 1999-2000 to 2001-02.

Mr Andy Kerr: The information requested is as follows:

  


1991-92 
  



Department 
  

Campaign (£) 
  

Press (£) 
  

TV (£) 
  

Radio (£) 
  

Poster (£) 
  

Cinema (£) 
  

Total (£) 
  



Home and Health 
  

Fire Prevention 
  
 

55,308 
  

21,606 
  
 
 
 


 

Crime Prevention 
  
 

112,716 
  

39,694 
  
 
 
 


 

Childrens Panels 
  

65,783 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

Electoral Registration 
  

79,214 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

Duty of Care 
  

9,007 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

Dangerous Dogs 
  

8,085 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

Organ Donors 
  

17,640 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

Solvent Abuse and Drugs 
  

31,674 
  
 

2,239 
  
 
 
 



Total 
  
 

211,403 
  

168,024 
  

61,300 
  
 
 

440,727 
  



Education 
  

School Boards 
  

179,772 
  

42,090 
  
 
 
 
 


 

Teacher Recruitment 
  

34,427 
  
 
 
 
 
 



Total 
  
 

214,199 
  

42,090 
  
 
 
 

256,289 
  



Industry 
  

Road Safety 
  

143,212 
  

35,652 
  
 
 
 
 



Total 
  
 

143,212 
  

35,652 
  
 
 
 

178,864 
  



Agriculture, Env. & Fisheries 
  

Food Regulations 
  
 

28,824 
  
 
 
 
 



Total 
  
 
 

28,824 
  
 
 
 

28,824 
  



Central Services 
  

Parents Charter 
  

103,744 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

Justice Charter 
  

32,410 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

Tenants Charter 
  

24,628 
  
 
 
 
 
 



Total 
  
 

160,782 
  
 
 
 
 

160,782 
  



Grand Total 
  
 

729,596 
  

274,590 
  

61,300 
  
 
 

1,065,486 
  



  


1992-93 
  



Department 
  

Campaign (£) 
  

Press (£) 
  

TV (£) 
  

Radio (£) 
  

Poster (£) 
  

Cinema (£) 
  

Total (£) 
  



Home and Health 
  

Childrens Panels 
  

63,574 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

Electoral Registration 
  

8,196 
  

20,767 
  
 
 
 
 


 

Fire Prevention 
  

28,778 
  

106,503 
  
 
 
 
 


 

NHS Helpline 
  

48,361 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

Police Recruitment 
  

18,414 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

NHS in Scotland 
  

33,688 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

Solvent and Drug Abuse 
  
 
 
 

4,586 
  
 
 


 

Crime Prevention 
  
 

149,574 
  
 
 
 
 


 

Organ Donor 
  
 

74,847 
  
 
 
 
 



Total 
  
 

181,523 
  

351,691 
  
 

4,586 
  
 

537,800 
  



Education 
  

Teacher Recruitment 
  
 

33,688 
  
 
 
 
 



Total 
  
 
 

33,688 
  
 
 
 

33,688 
  



Industry 
  

Road Safety 
  
 

164,044 
  

28,376 
  
 
 
 



Total 
  
 
 

164,044 
  

28,376 
  
 
 

192,420 
  



Environment 
  

Right to Buy 
  
 

50,055 
  
 
 
 
 



Total 
  
 
 

50,055 
  
 
 
 

50,055 
  



Agriculture & Fisheries 
  

Horticulture Registration 
  

7,591 
  
 
 
 
 
 



Total 
  
 

7,591 
  
 
 
 
 

7,591 
  



Grand Total 
  
 

189,114 
  

599,478 
  

28,736 
  

4,586 
  
 

821,914 
  



  


1993-94 
  



Department 
  

Campaign (£) 
  

Press (£) 
  

TV (£) 
  

Radio (£) 
  

Poster (£) 
  

Cinema (£) 
  

Total (£) 
  



Home and Health 
  

Crime Prevention 
  
 
 
 

38,170 
  
 
 


 

Childrens Panels 
  

76,284 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

Continence Week 
  

10,421 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

Drugline Scotland 
  

3,033 
  
 

9,791 
  
 
 
 


 

Electoral Registration 
  

11,752 
  

31,712 
  
 
 
 
 


 

Fire Prevention 
  

28,650 
  

125,535 
  
 
 
 
 


 

Organ Donor 
  

1,058 
  

101,020 
  
 
 
 
 


 

Police Graduate Recruitment 
  

14,561 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

NHS Helpline 
  
 
 

6,232 
  
 
 
 



Totals 
  
 

145,759 
  

258,267 
  

16,023 
  

38,170 
  
 

458,219 
  



Education 
  

Careers Services 
  

2,383 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

Teacher Recruitment 
  

27,977 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

Further and Higher Education Charter 
  

49,400 
  
 

29,584 
  
 
 
 



Total 
  
 

79,760 
  
 

29,584 
  
 
 

109,344 
  



Central Services 
  

Open Door Campaign 
  

115,154 
  
 
 
 
 
 



Total 
  
 

115,154 
  
 
 
 
 

115,154 
  



Environment 
  

Right to Buy 
  

59,434 
  

122,148 
  
 
 
 
 



Total 
  
 

59,434 
  

122,148 
  
 
 
 

181,582 
  



Industry 
  

Road Safety 
  
 

191,939 
  

28,758 
  

47,670 
  
 
 



Total 
  
 
 

191,939 
  

28,758 
  

47,670 
  
 

268,367 
  



Grand Total 
  
 

400,107 
  

572,354 
  

74,365 
  

85,840 
  
 

1,132,666 
  



  


1994-95 
  



Department 
  

Campaign (£) 
  

Press (£) 
  

TV (£) 
  

Radio (£) 
  

Poster (£) 
  

Cinema (£) 
  

Total (£) 
  



Home and Health 
  

Childrens Panel 
  

74,962 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

Domestic Violence 
  
 

231,616 
  
 

48,691 
  
 
 


 

Drugline Scotland 
  

4,814 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

Fire Prevention 
  

41,498 
  

86,946 
  
 
 
 
 


 

Police Graduation Recruitment 
  

15,721 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

NHS In Scotland 
  

7,253 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

Organ Donor 
  

74,798 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

NHS Helpline 
  
 
 

10,622 
  
 
 
 


 

Electoral Registration 
  

58,635 
  

36,152 
  
 
 
 
 



Total 
  
 

277,681 
  

354,714 
  

10,622 
  

48,691 
  
 

691,708 
  



Industry 
  

Road Safety 
  
 

217,500 
  
 

1,812 
  
 
 



Total 
  
 
 

217,500 
  
 

1,812 
  
 

219,312 
  



Education 
  

Teacher Recruitment 
  

8,474 
  
 
 
 
 
 



Total 
  
 

8,474 
  
 
 
 
 

8,474 
  



Environment 
  

Right to Buy 
  

62,690 
  

116,615 
  
 
 
 
 



Total 
  
 

62,690 
  

116,615 
  
 
 
 

179,305 
  



Grand Total 
  
 

308,845 
  

688,829 
  

10,622 
  

50,503 
  
 

1,098,799 
  



  


1995-96 
  



Department 
  

Campaign (£) 
  

Press (£) 
  

TV (£) 
  

Radio (£) 
  

Poster (£) 
  

Cinema (£) 
  

Total (£) 
  



Home and Health 
  

Childrens panel 
  

30,081 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

Crime Prevention 
  

2,179 
  

19,874 
  

78,266 
  
 

95,461 
  
 


 

Domestic Violence 
  
 

41,850 
  
 
 
 
 


 

Fire Prevention 
  

17,156 
  

266,792 
  
 
 
 
 


 

NHS Prescription Charges 
  

19,059 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

Organ Donors 
  

35,030 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

Electoral Registration 
  

14,129 
  

41,850 
  
 
 
 
 



Total 
  
 

117,634 
  

369,584 
  

78,266 
  
 

95,461 
  

660,945 
  



Industry 
  

Road Safety 
  
 

95,173 
  

58,750 
  

18,457 
  
 
 



Total 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



Environment 
  

Council House Sales 
  

56,677 
  

16,743 
  
 
 
 
 


 

Right to Buy 
  
 

94,739 
  
 
 
 
 



Total 
  
 

56,677 
  

111,482 
  
 
 
 

168,159 
  



Grand Total 
  
 

174,311 
  

576,239 
  

137,016 
  

18,457 
  

95,461 
  

1,001,484 
  



  


1996-97 
  



Department 
  

Campaign (£) 
  

Press (£) 
  

TV (£) 
  

Radio (£) 
  

Poster (£) 
  

Cinema (£) 
  

Total (£) 
  



Education and Industry 
  

Pre-School Vouchers 
  

206,677 
  

205,986 
  

29,299 
  
 
 
 


 

Road Safety 
  
 
 

55,844 
  

20,095 
  

157,834 
  
 



Total 
  
 

206,677 
  

205,986 
  

85,143 
  

20,095 
  

157,834 
  

675,735 
  



Development Department 
  

Right To Buy 
  

74,613 
  
 
 
 
 
 



Total 
  
 

74,613 
  
 
 
 
 

74,613 
  



Agriculture/ Environment/ Fisheries 
  

Severe Weather 
  
 

32,607 
  
 
 
 
 


 

Food Safety 
  

367,322 
  

113,975 
  

3,296 
  
 
 
 



Total 
  
 

367,322 
  

146,582 
  

3,296 
  
 
 

517,200 
  



Home and Health Department 
  

Children’s Panels 
  

24,518 
  
 

50,561 
  
 
 
 


 

Crime Prevention 
  

159,685 
  
 

104,901 
  

105,567 
  
 
 


 

Electoral Registration 
  

13,682 
  

63,268 
  
 
 
 
 


 

Organ Donors 
  

41,256 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

Fire Prevention 
  
 

201,680 
  

38,355 
  
 
 
 



Total 
  
 

239,141 
  

264,948 
  

193,817 
  

105,567 
  
 

803,473 
  



Grand Total 
  
 

887,753 
  

617,516 
  

282,256 
  

125,662 
  

157,834 
  

2,071,021 
  



  


1997-98 
  



Department 
  

Campaign (£) 
  

Press (£) 
  

TV (£) 
  

Radio (£) 
  

Poster (£) 
  

Cinema (£) 
  

Total (£) 
  



Home Department 
  

Absent Voters 
  

40,379 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

Electoral Registration 
  

18,474 
  
 

27,026 
  
 
 
 


 

Police Recruitment 
  

5,779 
  
 
 
 

72,736 
  

72,736 
  


 

Fire Prevention 
  

60,287 
  

146,581 
  
 
 
 
 



TOTAL 
  
 

124,919 
  

146,581 
  

27,026 
  
 
 

298,526 
  



Health Department 
  

Organ Donors 
  

39,879 
  
 
 
 
 
 



TOTAL 
  
 

39,879 
  
 
 
 
 

39,879 
  



Education and Industry 
  

Road Safety 
  
 
 

75,751 
  

20,992 
  
 
 


 

Pre-School Vouchers 
  

52,904 
  

137,470 
  

2,668 
  
 
 
 



Total 
  
 

52,904 
  

137,470 
  

78,419 
  

20,992 
  
 

289,785 
  



AEFD 
  

Severe Weather 
  

39,339 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

Food Safety 
  

20,982 
  
 
 
 
 
 



Total 
  
 

60,321 
  
 
 
 
 

60,321 
  



Grand Total 
  
 

278,023 
  

284,051 
  

105,445 
  

20,992 
  
 

688,511 
  



  


1998-99 
  



Department 
  

Campaign (£) 
  

Press (£) 
  

TV (£) 
  

Radio (£) 
  

Poster (£) 
  

Cinema (£) 
  

Total (£) 
  



Health Department 
  

Childrens Panels 
  

25,332 
  

70,500 
  
 
 
 
 


 

Food Safety 
  
 

20,412 
  
 
 
 
 


 

NHS White Paper 
  

76,440 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

Nursing Recruitment 
  

55,829 
  

169,670 
  

32,831 
  
 
 
 


 

Pharmacy – Point of Dispensing 
  

26,187 
  
 

18,347 
  
 
 
 



Total 
  
 

183,788 
  

260,582 
  

51,178 
  
 
 

495,548 
  



Home 
  

Electoral Registration 
  

35,385 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

Fire Prevention 
  

44,544 
  

164,312 
  
 
 
 
 


 

Fostering 
  

51,419 
  
 

28,172 
  
 
 
 


 

Domestic Violence 
  

115,198 
  

270,715 
  

67,894 
  
 
 
 



Total 
  
 

246,546 
  

435,027 
  

96,066 
  
 
 

777,639 
  



Development Department 
  

Commission on Local Government 
  

37,840 
  
 
 
 
 
 



Total 
  
 

37,840 
  
 
 
 
 

37,840 
  



Education and Industry 
  

Road Safety 
  
 

309,557 
  
 

11,760 
  

116,589 
  
 


 

Further Education 
  

29,655 
  
 

39,984 
  
 
 
 



Total 
  
 

29,655 
  

309,557 
  

39,984 
  

11,760 
  

116,589 
  

507,545 
  



Central Services 
  

Scottish Parliament Campaign 
  

359,944 
  

434,750 
  

51,815 
  
 
 

846,509 
  


 

Democratising Scotland 
  

110,408 
  
 

77,126 
  
 
 

187,534 
  



Total 
  
 

470,352 
  

434,750 
  

128,941 
  
 
 

1,034,043 
  



Grand Total 
  
 

968,181 
  

1,439,916 
  

316,169 
  

11,760 
  

116,589 
  

2,852,615 
  



  


1999-2000 
  



Department 
  

Campaign (£) 
  

Press (£) 
  

TV (£) 
  

Radio (£) 
  

Poster (£) 
  

Cinema (£) 
  

Total (£) 
  



Central Services 
  

Census 
  

3,661 
  
 

1,681 
  
 
 
 


 

Scotland’s Parliament 
  

288,522 
  

280,107 
  
 
 
 
 



Total 
  
 

292,183 
  

280,107 
  

1,681 
  
 
 

573,971 
  



Justice 
  

Domestic Abuse 
  

105,293 
  

75,000 
  
 
 
 
 


 

Electoral Registration 
  

25,036 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

Childrens Hearings 
  

32,769 
  
 

52,840 
  
 
 
 


 

Fire Prevention 
  
 

136,313 
  
 
 
 
 


 

European Elections 
  

30,217 
  
 
 
 
 
 



Total 
  
 

193,315 
  

211,313 
  

52,840 
  
 
 

457,468 
  



Ag, Env and Fisheries 
  

Food Safety 
  

29,035 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

Healthy Christmas 
  

80,640 
  
 
 
 
 
 



Total 
  
 

109,675 
  
 
 
 
 

£109,675 
  



Education and Industry 
  

Teacher Recruitment 
  

46,496 
  
 

37,267 
  
 
 
 


 

Road Safety 
  
 

425,365 
  

47,570 
  

107,156 
  

83,447 
  
 


 

Child Care 
  

31,922 
  
 

31,922 
  
 
 
 



Total 
  
 

78,418 
  

425,635 
  

116,759 
  

107,156 
  

83,447 
  

811,145 
  



Grand Total 
  
 

673,591 
  

916,785 
  

171,280 
  

107,156 
  

83,447 
  

1,952,259 
  



  


2000-01 
  



Department 
  

Campaign (£) 
  

Press (£) 
  

TV (£) 
  

Radio (£) 
  

Poster (£) 
  

Cinema (£) 
  

Total (£) 
  



Health 
  

Alcohol Abuse 
  
 

220,900 
  
 
 
 
 


 

Food Safety 
  

25,658 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

Lead in Water 
  

61,752 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

NHS Fraud 
  

121,942 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

NHS Helpline 
  

131,578 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

Drug Enforcement 
  

43,204 
  
 
 

10,910 
  
 
 


 

Winter Flu Campaign 
  

195,848 
  

384,698 
  
 
 
 
 


 

Retention of Organs 
  

53,597 
  
 
 
 
 
 



Total 
  
 

633,579 
  

605,598 
  
 

10,910 
  
 

1,250,087 
  



Justice 
  

Fire Prevention 
  

144,824 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

Domestic Abuse 
  
 

315,010 
  
 
 

70,820 
  
 


 

Fostering 
  

32,443 
  
 
 
 
 
 



Total 
  
 

177,267 
  

315,010 
  
 
 

70,820 
  

563,097 
  



Env and Trans 
  

Road Safety 
  
 

770,912 
  

84,307 
  

52,252 
  

152,895 
  
 


 

Safer Scotland 
  

140,119 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

Travel Awareness 
  
 

175,000 
  
 
 
 
 



Total 
  
 

140,119 
  

945,912 
  

84,307 
  

52,252 
  

152,895 
  

1,375,485 
  



Education 
  

Child Care 
  

119,917 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

Children’s Panel 
  
 
 

105,408 
  
 
 
 



Total 
  
 

119,917 
  
 

105,408 
  
 
 

225.325 
  



Grand Total 
  
 

1,070,882 
  

1,866,520 
  

189,715 
  

63,162 
  

223,715 
  

3,413,994 
  



  


2001-02 
  



Department 
  

Campaign (£) 
  

Press (£) 
  

TV (£) 
  

Radio (£) 
  

Poster (£) 
  

Cinema (£) 
  

Total (£) 
  



Central Services 
  

Census 
  

100,102 
  

372,921 
  

52,830 
  

58,072 
  
 
 



Total 
  
 

100,102 
  

372,921 
  

52,830 
  

58,072 
  
 

583,925 
  



Health 
  

Children’s Panel 
  

166,723 
  

33,032 
  
 

1,826 
  
 
 


 

Drugs Camp 
  

48,203 
  

809,116 
  

39,646 
  

236,124 
  

42,420 
  
 


 

Flu 
  

138,494 
  

389,074 
  
 

38,525 
  
 
 


 

NHS Helpline 
  

110,495 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

NHS Fraud 
  

29,920 
  
 
 
 
 
 


 

Prevention of Suicide 
  
 
 

23,500 
  
 
 
 


 

Alcohol Abuse 
  

229,145 
  
 
 
 
 
 



Total 
  
 

722,980 
  

1,231,222 
  

63,146 
  

276,475 
  

42,420 
  

2,336,243 
  



Education 
  

Teacher Recruitment 
  

72,911 
  

238,054 
  
 
 
 
 



Total 
  
 

72,911 
  

238,054 
  
 
 
 

310,965 
  



Justice 
  

Fire Prevention 
  

175,763 
  

82,694 
  

39,008 
  
 
 
 


 

Domestic Abuse 
  

92,093 
  

287,039 
  
 

109,708 
  

60,103 
  
 


 

Child Protection on the Internet 
  

74,466 
  
 

59,735 
  

10,273 
  

41,829 
  
 



Total 
  
 

342,322 
  

369,733 
  

98,743 
  

119,981 
  

101,932 
  

1,032,711 
  


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



Env. and Trans. 
  

Road Safety 
  
 

769,105 
  

125,167 
  

244,144 
  

201,748 
  
 


 

Travel Awareness 
  
 

132,188 
  

29,174 
  

155,648 
  
 
 


 

Environment 
  

72,898 
  

988,105 
  
 

87,020 
  
 
 


 

Litter 
  
 
 
 

118,934 
  
 
 



Total 
  
 

72,898 
  

1,889,398 
  

154,341 
  

605,746 
  

201,748 
  

2,924,131 
  



Grand Total 
  
 

1,311,213 
  

4,101,328 
  

369,060 
  

1,060,274 
  

346,100 
  

7,187,975

Scottish Executive Publications

Mr Brian Monteith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Con): To ask the Scottish Executive what the full costs were of printing, publishing and distributing its policy paper The Scottish Fire Service of The Future .

Dr Richard Simpson: The full costs of producing the policy paper The Scottish Fire Service of the Future , including graphic design, print buying and web conversion, was £6,672.95 inclusive of VAT.

  The main distribution was carried out at the launch. In addition, however, approximately 150 further copies of the paper have been sent out to date by post, which, at a cost of 15p per copy, totals £22.50.

Voluntary Sector

Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to develop volunteering in the public sector in light of the report by Community Service Volunteers, The State of the Volunteering Nation .

Hugh Henry: Volunteering in the public sector is being driven forward by the Active Communities Initiative, which is designed to bring about more positive attitudes towards volunteering, locate volunteering at the heart of policy and to broaden the range and numbers of people involved. The Community Service Volunteers report State of the Volunteering Nation  will help inform the initiative. In addition, many of the projects assisted through the Active Communities Initiative, for example Community Service Volunteers’ Retired and Senior Volunteering Programme, include volunteering opportunities in the public sector.

  Other steps taken to promote volunteering in the public sector include:

  Supporting the Active Communities Development Unit at Volunteer Development Scotland. The unit offers assistance in shaping policy and practice in the public sector and local authorities, and is working on new guidance, which should be published later this year;

  Publication of new guidance on volunteering in health, and

  Supporting Volunteer Development Scotland who, with COSLA, issued joint guidance to local authorities on how to prepare and implement volunteering policy statements.

Waste Management

Dr Sylvia Jackson (Stirling) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the spreading of abattoir waste on agricultural land.

Ross Finnie: The Executive recognises the benefits of spreading certain types of wastes on agricultural land where the nutritional benefits reduce the need for expensive fertilisers. Blood and gut content from abattoirs may be spread on land which is used for agriculture where this activity is authorised by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency as an exemption under the Waste Management Licensing Regime. Those spreading this product should ensure that it is done without endangering human health and the environment, without risk to water, air, soil, plants or animals and without causing nuisance through noise or odours or adversely affecting the countryside or places of special interest.

  The Executive plans a number of changes to legislation to tighten up the controls on this practice. These changes include amending the Waste Management Licensing Regime to ensure that recycling provides benefits to the land, does not lead to pollution or health impacts and is monitored effectively. Changes are also planned to implement the requirements to prevent the spreading of untreated blood on land in the forthcoming EU Animal By-Products Regulation, expected early next year.